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Beeville's
Name
In the 1890's, Beeville was known as the "Forest
of Windmills". There was a windmill in almost every yard
until as late as 1934.

Colonel Barnard E. Bee Sr.
After whom Bee County was named

Lemons, oranges, grapefruit and even olives were
major crops in the area from around 1911 until the early 1950's when
a killing freeze wiped out most of the trees, the remaining
ones killed by a disease.

Famous personages who lived in Beeville at one
time or another include Lincoln Borglum, the sculptor who
finished Mount Rushmore, that his father, Gutzon Borglum began,
and J. Frank Dobie, well-known western author and teacher.

Other famous people that visited Beeville on a
regular basis include President George Bush and baseball
pitcher Nolan Ryan. President Bush hunted each year at the
Lazy F Ranch in Goliad Co. and Nolan Ryan worked summers at his
uncle's dairy farm.

Well-known companies that were started in Beeville
include the Adams Extract Co., Lacks Furniture and the
Gill Coca Cola Bottling Co.